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When Jay and Susan Freeman bought their contemporary spec home in University Hills, the huge backyard was largely empty, save for a concrete patio accessed by a sliding glass door. So they hired Chris Turner and Paul Wrona of Denver’s Elevate By Design landscape architecture firm to reimagine the blank canvas as a space for entertaining. Their request was simple: “We wanted to make the outside align with the inside as much as possible,” Jay says. Crafted from a mix of wood, concrete, and metal, the resulting design contains three separate zones—outdoor kitchen, dining area, and fire pit with seating (next to a water feature that’s backlit at night!)—that blend into one welcoming space. Who’s ready for a barbecue? ebdstudios.com…

Jonathan Allen and Kevin Lehrer had spent years developing furniture for brands like Restoration Hardware and Target when they had an epiphany: What if they stopped toiling behind the scenes, started their own company, and made everything the way they wanted? Launched early last year, Boulder-based Sixpenny is the result of that brainstorm—and an antidote to cookie-cutter designs and high prices of mass-market furniture. “We’ve seen how everyone else was doing it, and this was our chance to build a company from scratch,” says Allen, who adds the duo have been working together since 2002, when they met at a product-licensing company in St. Louis. “We thought, How do we create the coolest possible business?” Allen says. Their answer: a direct-to-consumer brand that eliminates wholesale markups and brick-and-mortar stores to…

1 Problem: Your outdoor space is falling flat and needs something gorgeous and interesting to take it to the next level. Go to: Birdsall & Co. Because: The South Broadway spot has a wide array of landscape accent pieces; it’s the only store in the country to carry Hungarian company Zinc’s contemporary fountains (pictured). Don’t Miss... the selection of Japanese- and English-made heirloom gardening tools. 2870 S. Broadway, Englewood, 303-722-2535, birdsallgarden.com 2 Problem: Your tiny apartment doesn’t leave a lot of room for foliage. Go to: Urban Roots Because: The small Golden Triangle shop just gets city living, and offers a wide variety of succulents, houseplants, and containers in a range of sizes. Bonus: Almost every product is sourced locally. Don’t Miss... flower-inspired ceramics or geometric, wall-mounted planters—for…

ABECEDARIAN GALLERY This small, meticulously curated gallery has a unique niche: book-art exhibitions. It’s open by appointment only, so grab some fellow bookworms and make it a group visit. By appointment; 910 Santa Fe Drive, Unit 15, 720-230-4566, abecedariangallery.com ABEND GALLERY You’ll find a broad spectrum of mediums—think oil paintings, encaustic, and mixed media—from local, national, and international artists at this large, well-lit gallery. (A robust inventory practically guarantees you’ll find something you love.) Tuesday–Saturday noon–6 p.m.; 1412 Wazee St., 303-355-0950, abendgallery.com ACCESS GALLERY Nearly 20 percent of Americans have disabilities, yet rarely do we see art and images that reflect this number. Showcasing work by both emerging and renowned artists with disabilities, this Art District on Santa Fe gallery explores societal views and disability culture. Tuesday 10 a.m.– 2…

THE SUN TAMER Pages 54–58 Architecture: Gettliffe Architecture, Boulder, 303-449-9155, gettliffe.com. Cabinet construction: Emslie Woodworking, Salida, 719-539-7594. Greenhouse consulting: Eco Systems Design, Basalt, 970-927-4158, ecosystems-design.com . Landscape design: MH Garden Design, mhgardendesign.com. Living room: HearthStone Bari wood stove, rockymountainstove.com ; Noguchi table, Herman Miller, hermanmiller.com; Harding sofa and Delia chairs, Room & Board, 222 Detroit St., 303-322-6462, roomandboard.com; KL Hello cable lights, techlighting.com. Kitchen: side-by-side refrigerator and stainless-steel Trifecta dishwasher, Jenn-Air, jennair.com; Blanco Culina and Blanco Kontrole faucets, blanco-germany.com; LEM barstools, Lapalma, Studio2b, 2527 Larimer St., 303-298-0900, studio2bdenver.com. Master bathroom: Amalfi bathtub and Amalfi 55 sinks, all Victoria & Albert, vandabaths.com ; Grohe single-lever bath faucet, grohe.us; Sabre 1-Light bath bar, Modern Forms, All Modern, allmodern.com. OPEN HOUSE Pages 60–67 Architecture and interior design: Dale Hubbard, principal, and Kim Cattau,…

The story of Paonia’s Zephyros Farm and Garden began at a wedding, when Daphne Yannakakis—on a break from working at a perennial farm in Germany—was “set up with the mushroom farmer,” she says, at a friend’s California nuptials. Eighteen years (and 15 growing seasons) later, Yannakakis and her now-husband, Denver-area native Don Lareau, are cultivating flowers and designing arrangements for events that bring people together—including weddings held on their pastoral 35-acre property. Inspired by the not-just-for-special-occasions culture around floral arrangements that Yannakakis encountered across the pond, the couple has dedicated some of their land in the fertile North Fork Valley to blooms (they also grow organic veggies including heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants). “In Europe, it’s not a question that flowers are worth it to buy,” Yannakakis says. “It’s part…

When architect Dominique Gettliffe’s clients hired him to design their new home near Salida, they requested what most people secretly long for (whether or not they’re willing to admit it): a wow moment just inside the front door. But, as so often happens, there was a challenge. “The site is already ‘wow’—it overlooks Mt. Harvard and the Collegiate Peaks—but it slopes to the north, which meant if architectural elements weren’t perfect, too much heat could be lost and gained throughout the day,” says Gettliffe, whose eponymous firm—which has offices in Boulder and Managua, Nicaragua—specializes in passive-solar architecture. And impressive views can’t make up for a home that’s uncomfortable to inhabit. Still, Gettliffe delivered, using a precise land survey to create a 4,300-square-foot home perfectly suited to the slopes of the…

“ARCHITECTURALLY, YURTS HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL, COMFORTING FEELING TO THEM. It’s like being inside a big hug. ” - Architect Rick Dominick Picture this: You and a few of your closest friends (with children and gear in tow) retreat to a mountain lake house for the weekend. By day, the kids romp outside while you take in the scene from a chaise on the covered patio. By night, you fire up the grill for an alfresco dinner before everyone beds down in a camper or luxury yurt. The next day, you rise and repeat. Sounds like the Colorado high life, right? The owners of this second home—a couple with four kids—thought so as they worked with architect Rick Dominick of Dominick Architects to transform a 154-acre property…

SOMETIMES, THE SMARTEST THING A DESIGNER CAN DO is to refuse to gild the lily. Take 54thirty, the hotel bar that opened in September on the 20th floor of the Le Méridien Denver Downtown: Here, Simeone Deary Design Group (of Chicago) wisely focused on what was important—sweeping views of Mount Evans and the surrounding mountains to the west and Denver’s skyline to the east, seen from the bar’s namesake 5,430-foot elevation—and kept the 3,100-square-foot lounge simple and sleek. Go on a weekday between 4 and 6 p.m. to avoid a wait, order the Shots Fired cocktail (with tequila, house-made grapefruit-poblano soda, and chili-infused sea salt), and settle in for the sunset’s spectacular show. 54thirty.com…

We’ve got good news for shopaholics who lack the time or funds for international buying sprees: You can now head to Homebody to get your fix. The airy, 2,000-square-foot Cherry Creek North shop, housed in a 1921 storefront, opened in October with an expertly curated assemblage of stylish finds from around the world: sheepskin-and-chrome sling chairs handcrafted in Turkey, Belgian furniture that looks like wicker but is actually made with woven paper and wire, and organic soaps direct from the British Isles. “After college, I went into the Peace Corps in Bolivia and met my husband, and we traveled a lot,” says owner Dory Pratt, who taught in Ecuador and New York and later worked for Estée Lauder before becoming a stay-at-home mom. “Denverites are very sophisticated now, and I…

It’s easy to think of “design” as the trimmings: a gussied-up wallpaper, a gilded chandelier, the perfect modern tile. But this handsome home in the town of Bow Mar, dreamed up by architects Dale Hubbard and Kim Cattau of Boulder’s Surround Architecture, proves that one cornerstone of great design is a smart, easy-to-love layout. The architects worked with the high-energy family of five who lives here to create a foolproof floor plan that accommodates modern family life in its many forms, from social gatherings to outdoor play and the all-important down time. Indoors, a gathering wing with an open kitchen and great room connects (by way of a sliding barn door) to a kids’ common area and the home’s sleeping quarters—which means adults and kids can easily enjoy togetherness or…

Good design is, at its core, good problem-solving. And the problems that stacked up before architects E.J. Meade and Cary D’Alo Place of Arch 11 as they designed this house were notable: Boulder residents Christopher McKee and Violeta Chapin wanted a functional family home that captured the essence of indoor-outdoor living, and they wanted it built on a small (.17-acre), tree-dotted, sloping lot that retained water. They needed more living space than their previous home had offered, and McKee, a South Florida native, also wanted livable outdoor spaces like those he had grown up with on the coast. Plus, Boulder’s height restrictions meant that vertical building space was limited. “So we kept asking ourselves, ‘How do we do all that in a small footprint?’” D’Alo Place says. The answer: geometry.…